Censorship
Press Syndicate chairman to defend blocked news sites unless evidence of ‘harming national security’
Egypt
May 25, 2017
Press Syndicate chairman to defend blocked news sites unless evidence of ‘harming national security’
Chairman of the Press Syndicate Abdel Mohsen Salama denied on Thursday that the authorities had notified him of the decision…
Egypt blocks 21 news sites including Qatari channel Al-Jazeera for supporting terrorism
Egypt
May 25, 2017
Egypt blocks 21 news sites including Qatari channel Al-Jazeera for supporting terrorism
Several Qatar-affiliated news outlets and other local news websites were blocked in Egypt on Wednesday in the wake of allegedly false footage…
22 TV series gain approval by censor, others slammed for indecent content
Cinema/TV
May 10, 2017
22 TV series gain approval by censor, others slammed for indecent content
Twenty-two drama series have been approved by the Censorship of Artistic Works to be screened on TV in the holy…
Council of Europe warns of rising media self-censorship
World
April 20, 2017
Council of Europe warns of rising media self-censorship
Journalists are increasingly resorting to self-censorship to avoid falling foul of the authorities in the face of physical and psychological…
Al-Bawaba chief condemns suspension of Tuesday issue
Egypt
April 11, 2017
Al-Bawaba chief condemns suspension of Tuesday issue
Abdel Rehim Ali, Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of Al-Bawaba News issued a statement on Monday regarding the suspension of Tuesday's issue…
Al-Bawaba newspaper’s Monday issue pulled from print
Egypt
April 10, 2017
Al-Bawaba newspaper’s Monday issue pulled from print
Al-Bawaba newspaper confirmed that its Monday issue had been pulled from print and would not be published.In a statement on…
Trump’s ‘war with the media’ raises questions of trust
World
January 23, 2017
Trump’s ‘war with the media’ raises questions of trust
Donald Trump's "running war" on the media is continuing into his presidency, with statements over the weekend calling into question…
Facebook builds censorship tool to attain China re-entry: NYT
Science
November 23, 2016
Facebook builds censorship tool to attain China re-entry: NYT
Facebook Inc has quietly developed a censorship tool that could persuade China to allow the world's biggest social media network…
Pakistan to block Indian content on TV, radio as tension simmers
World
October 20, 2016
Pakistan to block Indian content on TV, radio as tension simmers
Pakistan will ban all Indian content on television and radio channels from Friday, its media regulator said, stepping up media…
After applause at Cannes, ‘Eshtibak’ director slammed in Cairo
Cinema/TV
May 22, 2016
After applause at Cannes, ‘Eshtibak’ director slammed in Cairo
Egyptian film "Eshtibak" (Clash, 2016) by director Mohamed Diab has received some strong criticism in the Egypt media since being…